Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- India test-fires ballistic missile interceptor
- MQM seeks SC notice over Bilour's interview
- Russia proposes bilateral extradition treaty with US
- Karachi violence claims seven lives
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
The Nation in print for Thursday, December 18, 2008
Front Page
Indian minister smells conspiracy
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Indian Minority Affairs Minister AR Antulay raised a storm Wednesday after saying that Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare, who was killed in Mumbai attacks, was a 'victim of terrorism plus something'. A former chief minister of Mahrashtra, Antulay made the remarks ...
Govt ready to amend Constitution
ISLAMABAD - Commenting on the press conference of PML-N Quaid, Mian Nawaz Sharif, Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa here on ...
Members snub US envoy
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Special Committee of Parliament on National Security Raza Rabbani has said there was no need to take ...
Farah marks case gives birth to govt-Opp rift
ISLAMABAD - The marks' increase issue of Chief Justice of Pakistan's daughter Frarah Hameed Dogar has taken a new turn from ...
International
ITF honours Nadal, Jankovic as champions
PARIS (AFP) - World No.1s Rafael Nadal of Spain and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia were named on Wednesday as World Champions for 2008 ...
Turkey, Iran bomb Iraqi border areas
ARBIL, Iraq, (AFP) - Turkish warplanes and Iranian artillery pounded border areas of northern Iraq on Wednesday as they pressed ...
Coming year to be just as crisis-prone as, warns Ban
UNHITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday that the coming year promises to be no less difficult than ...
Our fight is your fight
PARIS (AFP) - Afghan governors urged Europe to stand by them in the fight against foreign-based militants Wednesday, warning that ...
Brit-Pakistanis movements being strictly monitored
LONDON-British and Pak security officials are monitoring the movements of the estimated 400,000 'Brit-Pakistanis' (British ...
Kyrgyzstan wants to close US airbase
BISHKEK (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan is moving to close a key US military airbase used to support operations in Afghanistan, government ...
Gitmo worst place on earth: ex-prisoner
SARAJEVO (AFP) - An Algerian-born man who has just been freed from Guantanamo Bay described the US "war on terror" camp as the ...
US President shoe-thrower appears in court
BAGHDAD8 (AFP) - The Iraqi journalist who became an instant media star for hurling his shoes at US President George W Bush ...
Don't throw any shoes, Silva jokes
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil, (AFP) - "Don't throw any shoes," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joked to reporters ...
Iraqi doc jailed for 32 years
LONDON (AFP) - An Iraqi doctor was jailed for life on Wednesday for trying to murder hundreds of people in failed car bombings in ...
Obama Time's Person of the Year
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Time magazine on Wednesday named US president-elect Barack Obama its 2008 "Person of the Year." "For having ...
Business
Mills paying more than support price of sugarcane
KARACHI - The sugar mills in Sindh are buying sugarcane from the agents and the growers by paying more than the support price of ...
CDWP okays World Bank assistance for Thar project
KARACHI - The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the concept paper of Thar Coal & Power Technical Assistance ...
SNGPL facing gas shortage of 600mcf per day, says MD
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The SNGPL has appealed the people to ensure prudent use of gas as the country was facing a shortage of over 600 ...
5-hour loadshedding till January: Minister
LAHORE - Power distribution companies either will be privatised or to be given on contract due to their poor performance and ...
ADB and Pakistan sign $300 million agreements
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan here on Wednesday signed agreements for loans ...
Karachi stock market witnesses 3rd consecutive day of heavy losses
LAHORE - Wednesday was the third consecutive day when all bourses across the country meltdown and Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) ...
National Textile Policy to be announced soon
LAHORE - Advisor to Prime Minister on Textile Industry, Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig has said that National Textile Policy is being ...
Dollar dives to 13-year low vs yen after Fed cut
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar slid to a 13-year low point against the yen on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest ...
Chinese companies keen to participate in Pakistan's privatisation programme
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Chinese companies are keen to participate in the Privatisation Programme of Pakistan, which will give ...
Investments protection legislation on the cards
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Investment, Senator Waqar Ahmad Khan said on Wednesday that government plans to bring ...
Politics
No evidence attackers are Pakistani: Zardari
PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari has said there is still no firm proof that gunmen who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai came from ...
Static prices failure of provinces: Tarin
LAHORE - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has maintained that it is responsibility of the provincial ...
MNAs call for change in foreign policy
ISLAMABAD-The National Assembly resumed debate on national security issues in the backdrop of Mumbai attacks with members ...
Cabinet approves Safta status for Kabul
ISLAMABAD - The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval to ratification of Protocol of Accession of Afghanistan to South Asian ...
UNSC's sanctions panel considering more names
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee is understood to have been given some more ...
British Iraq mission to end mid-'09
BASRA (AFP) - British forces will wrap up their mission in Iraq in the first half of next year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said ...
Ban for Pak-India talks
UNITED NATIONS-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wed-nesday made a fervent appeal to Pakistan and India to resolve all ...
US expects Pakistan to adhere to UN sanctions
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday evening that the US would press Pakistan and other member ...
Tribunal to probe Karachi incidents
KARACHI - The Home Department has notified that Government of Sindh has appointed a tribunal headed by Justice (Retd) Ali ...
2 top Hizb commanders killed in Kashmir
ANANTNAG (Agencies) - Indian troops killed two top Hizb commanders in IHK on Wednesday and clashed with protesters as the ...
2 'terrorists' sentenced to death for China attacks
BEIJING (AFP) - Two "terrorists" have been sentenced to death for a deadly attack on police in a heavily Muslim Chinese city ...
Entertainment
Microsoft plans quick-fix for IE
MICROSOFT is due to issue a patch to fix a security flaw believed to have affected as many as 10,000 websites. The emergency ...
NKorean dance troupe takes Vietnam stage
HANOI (AFP) - Brimming with revolutionary fervour and drilled to artistic perfection, North Korea's elite song-and-dance troupe ...
Britney asks ex to come back
BRITNEY Spears has asked Kevin Federline to move back in with her. The 27-year-old singer - who has two children, Sean Preston, ...
Asthmatic cat treated with acupuncture
A cat that suffered asthma and a cough for three years has been cured, after her owner shunned traditional treatments and gave ...
Jolie-Pitts give each other special homemade presents
AS if their rainbow family couldn't be any more perfect, Hollywood star Brad Pitt has revealed that his family exchange home-made ...
New species of prehistoric giants discovered in Sahara
DINOSAUR hunters on a month-long expedition to the Sahara desert have returned home in time for Christmas with more than they ...
Islamabad
Pak-China varsity project in doldrums
ISLAMABAD -The sudden closure of the project of foreign universities by the government has left the Chinese faculty in the worst ...
Empathy, communication and the female form
ISLAMABAD (APP) - An exhibition of drawings and paintings by two renowned artists Abrar Ahmed and Tabassum Rizvi was previewed ...
IG NH&MP urges police to sensitise young motorists
ISLAMABAD - The Inspector General NH&MP Muhammad Raffat Pasha has said that Motorway Police has achieved the objectives assigned ...
Development work in D-12 to start within a week
ISLAMABAD - Development work in Sector D-12 is likely to recommence within a week despite a potential row between the Capital ...
Rousing welcome accorded to Hajis
ISLAMABAD - With the arrival of pilgrims back to homeland, Islamabad International Airport is seemingly occupied with Hajis and ...
'Sale of flour at fixed rate to be ensured'
ISLAMABAD -Islamabad Capital Territory Administration will ensure the smooth availability of 20kg flour bags at the control rate ...
Karachi
Malik, Butt drive Punjab Stallions to final
KARACHI - Pakistan and Punjab Stallion captain Shoaib Malik and Salman Butt hammered a century each to steer their team to ...
Asif to face doping tribunal in London
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan's Mohammad Asif will face an Indian doping tribunal in London next month after the hearing was shifted ...
Training to boost LG members' performance
KARACHI - The training workshop of City Institute of Image Management (CIIM) for union council nazims, lady councillors and town ...
Mental disorders on the rise globally
KARACHI - The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) as part of their pre-conference activities conducted a seminar on Prevention of ...
Online Bush-bashing hot favourite
Karachi- To make the Bush-bashing more interesting and to exploit the sentiments of the anti-US circles, some internet companies ...
Cop dies in road mishap
KARACHI - An officer of the City traffic police died while his cousin sustained injuries on Wednesday when a speeding oil tanker ...
Illegal structures demolished
KARACHI (APP) - On the diirective of Chief Controller of Buildings, Manzoor Kadir, a demolition squad of Karachi Building Control ...
High security for exhibition
KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza has instructed the CCPO Karachi to ensure fool-proof security on the occasion ...
Lahore
Malaysian women outplay Pakistan
LAHORE - Pakistan women hockey team received another bashing in the Junior Asia Cup and this time from at the hands of hosts ...
PCB seeks advice from President
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Jjaz Butt has sought the advice of President Asif Ali Zardari on future cricketing ...
Series necessary for Asian spectators
LAHORE - Former Test cricketer and that Director National Cricket Academy Aamir Sohail urged the upcoming cricket series between ...
Sever cricket ties with India, says Zaheer Abbas
LAHORE - Former skipper Zaheer Abbas has urged Pakistan cricket authorities to think about suspending ties with India if they ...
Pakistan karate team to leave for Iran on 18th
LAHORE - The Pakistan karate team will leave for Iran on December 18 to participate in the University Cup's 4th International ...
Love triangle ends in tragedy
LAHORE - A 22-year-old young lawyer gunned down his beloved and her male tutor in the classroom of a private academy and later ...
PPP using Governor to destabilise Punjab government: 'N' lawyers
LAHORE - The PML (N) lawyers have strongly resented the PPP attitude towards Punjab government and said they did not know what ...
Pakistan good enough to topple resurgent India
LAHORE - Pakistan vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes that India is the most improved side in world cricket and if they tour ...
Shahbaz pledges to end deprivations of Cholistan
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that deprivations of Cholistan people will be immediately redressed and ...
Committee head appointed to conduct MTS elections
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Wednesday appointed a caretaker committee headed by Justice (r) Karamat Nazir Bhandari to ...
Education Dept 'badly managed'
LAHORE - The number of complaints lodged with the Punjab Ombudsman's Office during 2007 against education department topped the ...
Application allowed for serving notice on minister
LAHORE - Lahore High Court Judge, Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi on Wednesday allowed an application for serving notice on Punjab Law ...
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